Paul Gildea (born November 1957) is an Australian musician, music educator and talent manager.

Gildea was born in Coburg, Victoria on 30 November 1957,[citation needed] one of four children.

[3] Gildea was also the lead guitarist for James Reyne, Vika and Linda Bull and Rick Price.

Gildea is the Academic Course Manager in the Bachelor of Applied Business in Music Industry course at Box Hill Institute.

[4] He was previously the Senior Coordinator, Entertainment & Arts Management at the Melbourne campus of the Australian Institute of Music.